The developer shall install, at no expense to Clinton Township, all the improvements that he and the Planning Commission agree upon, in accordance with the standards outlined in Article IV and with the requirements of this article.
A.
All surveys shall be made under the active and personal direction
of a registered surveyor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
B.
The property lines for a subdivision or land development shall be
determined on the ground by actual survey only, said survey to be
balanced and closed; and any plan showing said lines as otherwise
determined (i.e., taken from other drawings, deeds, records, etc.,
and not actually having been determined by a survey made on the ground)
will not be acceptable to the Planning Commission.
B.
Markers shall be set permanently at all other lot corners.
C.
Monuments shall be made of pre-cast concrete with a minimum diameter
of six inches and a minimum length of 30 inches, and shall be set
flush with the finished grade. A brass pin shall be set in the top
of each monument and scored or marked to indicate the exact point
of crossing of the intersecting lines.
D.
Markers shall consist of magnetic metal pipes or bars at least 24
inches long and not less than 3/4 inch in diameter, and shall be set
flush with the finished grade. They shall be scored to indicate the
exact point of crossing of intersecting lines.
E.
Any monuments or markers that are removed shall be replaced by a
registered engineer or surveyor at the expense of the person removing
them.
A.
Streets shall be graded as required, surfaced and improved to the
grades and dimensions shown on plans, profiles and cross sections
submitted by the developer and approved by the Planning Commission.
B.
Streets shall be constructed in accordance with the applicable sections
of the latest Specifications, Form 408, Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation, or to such minimum requirements as prepared by the
Township Engineer and adopted by resolution of the Township Board
of Supervisors. Prior to placing the street surface, adequate subsurface
drainage for the streets, and all subsurface utilities as acceptable
to the Planning Commission and the municipality shall be provided
or installed by the developer.
C.
In all respects in which the standards for required street improvements
are not set forth herein or specified by the Planning Commission hereinunder,
the applicable standard requirements of the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation shall govern, and all work shall be performed in
the manner prescribed in the standard specifications for road construction
of said department for the type of construction under consideration.
D.
The Supervisors may require that up to 80% of the lots in any approved
subdivision or land development (or phase thereof, if final plan approval
has been in phases) have certificates of occupancy issued for buildings
thereon prior to acceptance of dedication. Should the streets, even
though constructed according to the specifications of this chapter,
deteriorate before the said 80% of the lots have certificates of occupancy
issued, such streets shall be repaired in a manner acceptable to the
Board before being accepted by the Township.
A.
Every street shall be crowned to create gutter lines on each side.
B.
Curbs may be required in subdivisions.
C.
Curbs may be either the concrete vertical type or rolled concrete
curb-gutter or wedge-type asphaltic concrete. Rolled curb and gutter
shall not be used on collector and arterial streets. The transition
from one type of curb to another shall be effected only at a street
intersection.
D.
Where curbs are not used, gutters shall be stabilized to minimize
erosion.
A.
Sidewalks may be required if the character of the neighborhood is
such that sidewalks would be deemed necessary, or if it would be desirable
to continue sidewalks that are existing in adjacent subdivisions,
or to provide access to community facilities such as schools, shopping
areas, and recreation areas.
B.
Sidewalks shall be at least four feet in width, and located within
the street right-of-way. Generally, a grass planting strip should
be provided between the curb and the sidewalk except where rolled
curb and gutter is used, a grass planting strip shall be used. Generally,
the sidewalk should commence one foot inside the right-of-way line
and extend toward the curbline.
C.
Sidewalks shall be constructed of either cut flagstone at least two
inches thick underlain by a base course of four inches of crushed
stone, or of portland cement concrete at least four inches thick underlain
by a base course of four inches of crushed stone. Surfaces shall receive
a nonskid finish, and be sloped for drainage.
A.
Every structure in any subdivision or land development connected
to a water supply shall also be connected to a sanitary sewage disposal
system in accordance with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection Rules and Regulations.
B.
If a lot requires a sand mound for on-site disposal, any edge of
the sand mound shall be set back not less than 15 feet from the adjacent
property line or street right-of-way line. If the right-of-way line
is not established, the edge of the sand mound will be set back not
less than 40 feet from the nearest street center line.
A.
Where public water is available adjacent to or within 500 feet of
the subdivision or land development, the developer shall connect to
the public water system, and a letter of intent from the water utility
shall be filed with the Planning Commission stating:
B.
Where the subdivision or land development occurs in an area that
has been designated by the municipality or by the authority or by
the company serving it as an area to be connected within a period
of two years, the developer shall construct the necessary water mains
and provide an interim water supply.
C.
Where public water is not available, the lot size shall be a minimum
of five acres, and the developer shall provide individual water supply
systems on each lot, or a supply system serving the entire plan or
clusters of lots or buildings, acceptable to the Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection.
[Amended 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-01]
D.
All water supply systems shall meet the requirements of the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection in the quality, quantity, and
pressure.
E.
Water distribution lines shall not be less than eight inches in diameter.
F.
Fire hydrants shall be provided, spaced not farther apart than a
distance from which the applicable fire department can service, where
connection has been or will be made to a public water system. The
applicable water provider can provide specifications for such hydrants.
Storm sewers, culverts, sumps, and related installations shall
be provided to permit the unimpeded flow of natural watercourses,
to ensure the drainage of all low points along the lines of streets
and to intercept stormwater runoff along streets at intervals reasonably
related to the extent and grade of the area drained.
A.
In designing the drainage system, the developer shall adhere to the requirements of Chapter 127, Stormwater Management.
[Amended 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-01]
B.
Areas that contain habitual swamp conditions, have no drainage outlet
or harbor insects or other disease carrying or producing agents shall
be identified even though not otherwise to be developed.
C.
Where storm drainage must cross a property adjoining the developer's
plan, he shall secure approval, in writing, from the owner or owners
of the affected property for passage of stormwater.
D.
The minimum diameter of any storm drainpipe shall be 15 inches.
Street name signs shall be placed at all street intersections
with the development and at the intersection of existing streets and
streets entering the development. The Clinton Township Board of Supervisors
shall approve their design and location.
A.
Street trees of a dwarf flowering type, with a minimum caliper of
1 1/2 inches, when provided, shall be planted in the strip between
the curb and sidewalk, provided the planting strip is a minimum of
six feet wide. No street tree shall be located within 25 feet of any
street intersection.
[Amended 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-01]
B.
Trees selected should cause a minimum of interference with underground
utilities.
C.
The developer shall make maximum effort to save existing trees on
the property, especially large and/or specimen trees existing through
the plan.
Upon completion of the required improvements, plans and profiles
of the improvements in the subdivision or land development as constructed
(commonly known as "as-built" plans) shall be filed with the municipality
in which the subdivision or land development is located.
